Infinite trees, markings, and well-foundedness (Q1112586)
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Infinite trees, markings, and well-foundedness (English)
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1988
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Computations of nondeterministic programs are modelled by paths in trees. A necessary and sufficient condition is given for the existence of infinite paths in a (computation) tree. This yields a proof rule for fair termination and similar properties of nondeterministic programs.
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well-foundedness
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computation tree
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proof rule
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fair termination
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nondeterministic programs
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